Global Patent Index - EP 0621971 B1

EP 0621971 B1 19980819 - HANDS-FREE BODY MOUNTED LASER SCANNER AND METHOD OF USE

Title (en)

HANDS-FREE BODY MOUNTED LASER SCANNER AND METHOD OF USE

Title (de)

AN EINEM KOERPER BEFESTIGTER HANDFREIER LASERABTASTER UND SEINE ANWENDUNG

Title (fr)

LECTEUR LASER MAINS LIBRES MONTE SUR LE CORPS ET PROCEDE D'UTILISATION

Publication

EP 0621971 B1 19980819 (EN)

Application

EP 93904531 A 19930115

Priority

  • US 9300461 W 19930115
  • US 82191792 A 19920116

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO9314472A1] A laser scanner system (2) including a compact, lightweight laser scanning engine (4) which permits reading the symbols while the hands of the user are free. The engine is coupled to a remote unit (10) forming a portion of the system (2). The engine (4) is arranged to be mounted on the wrist or mounted on the head of the user while the remote unit may be mounted on a belt or holster worn by the user. Alternatively, the remote unit may be located at a counter or some other stationary structure. The laser engine (4) is automatically turned on when the engine (4) is moved to place an object in front of the laser engine. The system (2) requires no trigger or other hand operated device to initiate the laser beam, and the scanning, receiving, and signal and data processing operations.

IPC 1-7

G06K 7/10

IPC 8 full level

G06K 7/10 (2006.01); G06K 7/14 (2006.01); G06K 17/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

G06K 7/10564 (2013.01); G06K 7/10594 (2013.01); G06K 7/10603 (2013.01); G06K 7/10693 (2013.01); G06K 7/10702 (2013.01); G06K 7/10792 (2013.01); G06K 7/10851 (2013.01); G06K 7/10881 (2013.01); G06K 7/10891 (2013.01); G06K 7/14 (2013.01); G06K 17/0022 (2013.01); G06K 2007/10534 (2013.01); G06K 2207/1017 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH DE DK ES FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 9314472 A1 19930722; AT E170013 T1 19980915; AU 3585993 A 19930803; CA 2128217 A1 19930722; DE 69320456 D1 19980924; DE 69320456 T2 19990429; EP 0621971 A1 19941102; EP 0621971 B1 19980819; ES 2123047 T3 19990101

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 9300461 W 19930115; AT 93904531 T 19930115; AU 3585993 A 19930115; CA 2128217 A 19930115; DE 69320456 T 19930115; EP 93904531 A 19930115; ES 93904531 T 19930115